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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 121

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    wood all burns away.
    (19) When the wild geese leave the bog and fly in the Shannon.
    (20) When the cat stays out side.
    (21) When mountains and hills seem far away.
    (22) The crows fly high.
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    Signs of a Storm
    (1) When the cat goes very near to the fire with her tail up.
    (2) When a pig changes his straw bed from one end of the house to the other.
    (3) When thee are white patches in the sky.
    (4) When the hens and thurkeys cackle loudly.
    (5) When the pigs eyes turn red.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Noggusboy, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Patrick Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    43
    Address
    Noggusboy, Co. Offaly